Air pollution effects on myocardial infarction Efeitos da poluição do ar no infarto do miocárdio

• Main Authors: Sônia Cendon (Author), Luiz A A Pereira (Author), Alfésio L F Braga (Author), Gleice M S Conceição (Author), Abraão Cury Junior (Author), Hélio Romaldini (Author), Antônio C Lopes (Author), Paulo H N Saldiva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Myocardial infarction is an acute and severe cardiovascular disease that generally leads to patient admissions to intensive care units and few cases are initially admitted to infirmaries. The objective of the study was to assess whether estimates of air pollution effects on myocardial inf...